Here’s a thought…
“Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.”
GIORGOS SEFERIS
School’s Out Party
||| FROM NICOLE SPINOGATTI for THE FUNHOUSE ||| Summer is right around the corner and we're so excited! The Funhouse will be throwing a SCHOOL'S OUT party on Friday, June 21st from 12-4pm at the
Heart of San Juan Island opens for public access June 15
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Saturday, June 15, the heart of San Juan Island officially opens for day-use public access. Over nearly 20 years, the Land Bank has endeavored to conserve portions of
LWVSJ Observer Corps Notes | San Juan County Council June 4, 2024
||| FROM LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| A member of the public expressed concern about a construction activity taking place in a rural residential area on Orcas Island. The Council held a public hearing and adopted changes to the
Giant 4.5 metre shark eats dolphin in four bites before an even bigger beast rips it apart
||| FROM NEWS.COM.AU ||| Spine-chilling photos reveal how a giant 4.5 metre great white shark was mauled to death by an even bigger beast. The largest predatory fish in the world had just devoured a
Larsen 2024 campaign launch
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| In two weeks, Representative Larsen is launching his 2024 campaign with Kickoff Week - a series of five events, one in each of the 2nd District’s
Council to meet on Lopez
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council will hold its next regularly scheduled meeting on June 11 on Lopez Island. The public is invited to join the three councilmembers and County
Let’s combat invasive European green crab
Community, Plus Science, Equals Action! ||| FROM JESS NEWLEY for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Friends of the San Juans invites the public to assist in WSU Extension and Washington Sea Grant’s “Molt Search”
WSF service, bad as it’s ever been, only going to get worse
||| FROM ALEX MCLEOD for SALISH CURRENT ||| There have been a number of overview stories recently about Washington State Ferries, including Tom Banse’s good one May 31 in Salish Current. They seem to have been
San Juan County Conservation Land Bank to host public meeting on Orcas
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Learn about the Land Bank’s plans for restoration, parking, and trails at the new North Shore Preserve on Orcas Island. WHAT: North Shore Preserve planning update
School District seeks school psychologist request for proposals
||| FROM MALLORY BALCOMB for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island School District (OISD) is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals (RFP) for independent contractors to provide School Psychologist services to students receiving
Getting the most out of your irrigation system this season
||| FROM JAMES MOST for ORCHARDS, GARDENS & IRRIGATION ||| With the dry season in the PNW seeming to get longer and hotter, maintaining the efficiency of irrigation systems is becoming more and more important
Art Show | Terry Johnson & Friends
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Visual Arts Committee (VAC) of Orcas Center is pleased to present Terry Johnson and Friends - A Retrospective Exhibition and Special Sales Event running at Orcas
A Path to Peace sing-along concert
||| FROM SHARON ABREU ||| Somewhere to Begin ~ A Path to Peace Sing-Along Concert, Friday, June 14, 7:30 pm at the Emmanuel Parish Hall, 242 Main St, Eastsound, WA This concert will feature local Orcas Island musicians
Island Ways | Single sick call derails 4 roundtrips on high-speed ferry to Nantucket
||| FROM CBS NEWS ||| HYANNIS - There was trouble at the Hyannis Terminal Sunday as passengers expecting a quick trip to Nantucket didn't get one, all because of one callout. Four round trips canceled
Night Yoga
||| FROM LELNA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Tara Plank's active vinyasa-style yoga sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 to 6:30 pm at Orcas Senior Center. Classes emphasize the science of yoga,
Friday Harbor proclaims June as Pride Month
||| FROM TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| PROCLAMATION Whereas, June is designated as pride month across the nation to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, a time generally recognized as beginning of the modern LGBTQIA Rights
